Purchasing a generator for my juicing business

Rafael

Accra, East Legon, Ghana

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Rafael

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March 2015

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About Me

My name is Rafael Baccah, and I live in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
I am the firstborn of three siblings.

In May 2018, my brother completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in I.T. at the
University of Ghana. Since September 2018, he has been doing his National Service (required of university graduates, for one year after, after earning a bachelor's degree).

Our sister, who is our youngest sibling, works as a make-up artist. She also has interest in training to become an airline hostess/stewardess (flight attendant).

Currently, in 2019, I am in my early thirties. My brother is in his late-twenties, and our sister is in her early twenties.

As the eldest sibling, I sometimes have helped my parents help my younger siblings.
They have not been able to help them often, and I have not often been able to help, either. However, whenever I could assist, I was happy to do it, as it has given me an inner joy and sense of fulfillment.

I working two jobs, one full-time and the other part-time.

In May 2019, I started a new job, working Mondays through Fridays as an administrative assistant at a school for students of all levels through high school, in one of the suburbs of Accra. (Previously, I had worked as an administrative assistant at a different school. The new school is larger.)

On weekends, I have been running a small juicing business (described below).

Children and nature always have fascinated me, hence my decision to work at a school and to start a business producing natural fruit juices.

My Business

My dream is to own a small farming outfit, where my workers would enjoy the basics of life: proper education for their children, and decent housing with good living conditions. Crops that would be grown would be mainly fruits, such as pineapples and mangoes, which would be processed into juices.

Currently, I source pineapples and other fruits from local farmers.
I then produce freshly squeezed fruit juices, which I sell on weekends to joggers,
who jog up the hill from Ayi Mensah to Peduase (Saturdays) and McCarthy Hills (Sundays).

Loan Proposal

If my loan request is approved and funded, it would be used to purchase a generator.
The power crisis in Ghana is ongoing. Power goes out sometimes for an entire day at a
time. This negatively affects business, sometimes reducing our production by up to 40%.

With a generator, I would be assured of a constant supply of power, hence an increase in production and the minimization of spoilage of juice in cold storage, as well.

Business has been growing steadily and a generator would help to ensure our continual growth. We plan to extend our area of catchment to Tema (an industrial hub of Ghana). However, we would need your help to do so. Thank you for your consideration.

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About Me

My name is Rafael Baccah. I am 30 years old and am the firstborn of three children.
In May 2018, my brother completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in I.T. at the
University of Ghana, Legon. Since September 2018, he has been doing his required
National Service (which lasts for one year). My sister, who is my youngest sibling,
intends to train soon to become an air hostess. As the eldest sibling, I sometimes
help my parents to help my younger siblings. I am happy to do this, whenever I can,
as it gives me an inner joy and a sense of fulfillment.

I live in Accra, the capital of Ghana. I currently am working two jobs. In May 2019, I
started a new job, working Mondays through Fridays as an administrative assistant at
a school for students of all levels through high school, in one of the suburbs of Accra.

On Saturdays and Sundays, I still run my small juicing business (described below).

My Business

Nature and children always have fascinated me, hence my decision to work in education and to start a business producing natural fruit juices.

My dream is to own a small farming outfit, where my workers would enjoy the basics of life: proper education for their children, and decent housing with better living conditions. Crops that would be grown would be mainly fruits, such as pineapples and mangoes, which would be processed into juices.

Currently, I source pineapples and other fruits from local farmers. I then produce freshly squeezed fruit juices, which I sell on weekends to joggers who jog up the hill from Ayi Mensah to Peduase (Saturdays) and McCarthy Hills (Sundays).

Loan Proposal

If my loan is funded. It will be used to purchase a generator. The power crisis in Ghana is ongoing. This has affected business and reduced our production by 40%.

With the generator. I am assured of constant supply of power, hence an increase in production and the minimize of spoilage of juice in cold storage. Business is growing steadily and a generator will ensure our continual growth. We plan to extend my area of catchment to Tema ( an industrial hub of Ghana), but we can also do so with your help. Thank you.